Riyadh: All Data
Riyadh is a city in Saudi Arabia. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Riyadh: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1825 AD
Capital of Emirate of Nejd
1901 AD
Mentioned in Event: Kuwaiti-Rashidi war
1902 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1902 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Riyadh, part of Unification of Saudi Arabia
1902 AD
Capital of Emirate of Riyadh
1913 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1913 AD
Capital of Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
1915 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1915 AD
Capital of Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (Great Britain)
1922 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1922 AD
Capital of Sultanate of Nejd
1925 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1925 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (Great Britain)
1927 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1927 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz
1932 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Saudi Arabia
1932 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Riyadh, part of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia